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'Gunmen attack' south Iran election office 'Gunmen attack' south Iran election office
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Gunmen have attacked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election campaign office in Zahedan, a day after a bomb attack in the city, reports say.Gunmen have attacked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election campaign office in Zahedan, a day after a bomb attack in the city, reports say.
A child and two other people were injured when three men opened fire on the office, which covers the south-east of Iran, state media say.A child and two other people were injured when three men opened fire on the office, which covers the south-east of Iran, state media say.
Police reportedly arrested the assailants as they tried to escape.
On Thursday, at least 19 people died in a bomb blast in a Shia mosque in the city, which is predominantly Sunni.On Thursday, at least 19 people died in a bomb blast in a Shia mosque in the city, which is predominantly Sunni.
A local official said the US was behind the bombing. A Sunni militant group has reportedly said it was behind the attack.
Three people were arrested following the attack on the Amir al-Mohini mosque during evening prayers, according to Jalal Sayah, deputy governor of Sistan-Baluchestan province. Abdel Raouf Rigi, described as a spokesman for the Jundallah group, told Saudi-owned TV channel Al-Arabiya that a suicide bomber had targeted a secret meeting of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards inside the Amir al-Mohini mosque.
Officials have accused the US of being behind the bombing but a US state department spokesman on Friday denied any Washington involvement.
"We condemn this terrorist attack in the strongest possible terms," said Ian Kelly. "We do not sponsor any form of terrorism in Iran."
'Knives and guns''Knives and guns'
The gunmen attacked Mr Ahmadinejad's campaign HQ at about 1900 local time (1430 GMT) on Friday, the state news agency Irna reports.The gunmen attacked Mr Ahmadinejad's campaign HQ at about 1900 local time (1430 GMT) on Friday, the state news agency Irna reports.
"Three knife-wielding people on motorbikes stopped outside the centre on Saadi Street, cursed, made threats and tore up billboards," Mohammad Reza Zahed Sheikhi, who heads Mr Ahmadinejad's election office in Zahedan, told the news agency."Three knife-wielding people on motorbikes stopped outside the centre on Saadi Street, cursed, made threats and tore up billboards," Mohammad Reza Zahed Sheikhi, who heads Mr Ahmadinejad's election office in Zahedan, told the news agency.
When campaign workers tried to protest, he added, "the attackers pulled out guns and shot at them".When campaign workers tried to protest, he added, "the attackers pulled out guns and shot at them".
The identity of the gunmen was not immediately known. Police reportedly arrested the assailants as they tried to escape.
The attacks comes at a time of heightened political sensitivity across Iran, with just over two weeks before the first round of the presidential election.The attacks comes at a time of heightened political sensitivity across Iran, with just over two weeks before the first round of the presidential election.
Zahedan is the capital of a remote province which is one of the most deprived in the predominantly Shia country.Zahedan is the capital of a remote province which is one of the most deprived in the predominantly Shia country.
Militants operate in the area, many of them with links to the drugs gangs, and clashes with the security forces are common.Militants operate in the area, many of them with links to the drugs gangs, and clashes with the security forces are common.
Three people were arrested following the attack on the mosque, according to Jalal Sayah, deputy governor of Sistan-Baluchestan province.